4 occurrences

'Foolish' in the Bible

This is what the Lord has said: A curse on the foolish prophets who go after the spirit which is in them and have seen nothing!

Verse ConceptsFolly, Examples OfSpirit, Nature OfNo VisionsFalse Prophets Denouncedimaginationprophets

For this cause you will see no more foolish visions or make false use of secret arts: and I will make my people free from your power; and you will be certain that I am the Lord.

Verse ConceptsNo VisionsGod Saving From Enemies

Now when she saw that her hope was made foolish and gone, she took another of her little ones and made him into a young lion.

Verse ConceptsWithout Hope

And her prophets have been using whitewash, seeing foolish visions and making false use of secret arts, saying, This is what the Lord has said, when the Lord has said nothing.

Verse ConceptsVisionsWhiteDivinationWhitewashingFalse VisionsProphesying LiesProphets Who Were Not SentFalse Apostles, Prophets And Teachers

Bible Theasaurus

Absurd (4 instances)
Extravagant (2 instances)
Foolish (271 instances)
Frivolous (4 instances)
Improper (9 instances)
Inconsistent (5 instances)
Insensate (1 instance)
Irrational (9 instances)

Basic English, produced by Mr C. K. Ogden of the Orthological Institute - public domain